The Bleues coach spoke at a press conference on Monday about the political context in France.
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In line with the positions taken by Aurélien Tchouaméni, Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry, the coach of the French women’s team Hervé Renard felt that it was “hardly conceivable” for France to be “in the extremes”Monday June 24 in Clairefontaine, six days before the first round of the early legislative elections.
Hervé Renard is directing the French team’s preparation course in Clairefontaine for the final qualifying matches for Euro 2025 and for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Asked about the upcoming legislative elections and the French political context, he He is particularly entrusted with his numerous experiences abroad: “I have made six different national selections, in addition to having worked in England, Algeria, and I do not remember being poorly received in any of these countries.”
The former coach of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Zambia and Angola recalled his adventures in Asia and Africa: “I adapted, I respected the culture, I integrated. For me, it is difficult to imagine that we could be in the extremes, that’s my way of thinking”.
Before the Blue coach, several French football personalities spoke before the anticipated legislative elections of June 30 and July 7. The coach of the French Olympic team Thierry Henry called last week to “blocking extremes” and to go vote, a position similar to those of Aurélien Tchouaméni and Kylian Mbappé. For his part, Marcus Thuram had called more explicitly “to fight on a daily basis so that the RN does not pass”discussing the rise of the far right in France.